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The ones I always see are retro 50s style. Are there any nice 70/80s style stereo systems that play albums and cassettes?
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You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return... -
To clarify, you want a new system that looks retro - or an old system?
If you're lucky you live in an area where you can still find older used stuff fairly cheap. -
A new system that looks likes it's from the 80s.You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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I don't know about cassettes. I see them sometimes that play records and CD'sComment
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try Christmas Tree ShopComment
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I actually prefer vintage systems. over the summer I got a beautiful Magnavox console system circa mid to late sixties, at an estate sale for $50.00. had to have the turntable repaired which was a little pricey as not many places work on them anymore. but all worth it to me. looks and sounds awesome. no tape deck in mine but I don't have any interest in cassettes. threw all mine in the garbage years ago. I got it for the turntable. I do see systems that are cassette players at sales and thrift shops all the time though. I guess it's a matter of whether the players still work or not. I still have my Pioneer rack system that I bought around 1990 but the cassette player doesn't work anymore, probably from lack of use. I think, like with VCR's, the components dry out if not used regularlyComment
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I bought a pre amp for a vintage Technics turntable and new needle and man! My home theatre blasts out some vinyl tunes. I think I paid $20 on eBay for the pre amp. I let’s you play an old phono output on a stereo setup. Totally worth it. I’ve got one of those retro things and it just doesn’t sound good at all.Comment
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Back in the day I had a Kmart special "Sound Design" one that had everything combined in one unit --- even an 8 Track Tape recorder ...
Played like a champ for years
If you can find one probably wouldn't cost too much usedComment
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i picked up a sound design console with stereo, 8 track and turntable at an estate sale 3-4 years ago for $5.00, no lie. Had to do a little repair but then it sounded great. I put it aside for my oldest daughter when she graduates from collegeComment
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Why not just buy an 80's vintage stereo system? It will be better built and likely last you much longer than something newly made that looks vintage. Why spend your hard earned money on something that's overpriced and poorly made?
Just my two cents. I could be full of it as I'm no expert in this area.
- IanRampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read?Comment
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You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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check your listings for estate sales. that is often the best place to find things like thatComment
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From my experience this stuff is kinda regional. In Toronto it seems hard to find anything good for cheap - too much demand. When I go to Florida each vintage store seems like a treasure trove.Comment
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